How To Sharpen Sheet Metal

However the work may be done with a set of common metal files.

How to sharpen sheet metal.

To check your work run a soft cloth along the edge. Sheet metal is nothing more than metal that has been pressed into sheets. You will want to hit those spots with the mill file again. How to do so will vary depending on your model of sheet metal cutting shears.

If it sticks there are likely metal burrs that need to be removed. Still made in the usa. These operations are usually carried out with automated machinery at manufacturing plants. All models use mounting bolts to secure the blades in place.

This video demonstrates our metal shear blade sharpening service. Many methods may be used to sharpen sheet metal cutting shears some of which require specialized tools. Continue filing until there is clean metal exposed all over the edge. Various operations are carried out so that the sheet metal can be morphed into forms that can be used in various products.

Make an old worn out set of tin snips work like new in under a minute. Get a full set of usa made wiss snips. This should not take long usually fewer than a dozen strokes.